DJI FPV is the DJI’s first entrance to the FPV drone industry and the FPV drone community loved that. Also, there are some common DJI FPV problems many DJI FPV users have faced and were able to fix.
In this article, we would talk about what are the common DJI FPV problems users faced and what are the solutions for them. This article would be a helpful piece of information for DJI FPV users, who are also struggling with the same problems.
Common DJI FPV Problems.
Here is the list of common DJI FPV problems. Click on your issue to jump to that part of the article.
- Problem 1: DJI FPV won’t take off.
- Problem 2: DJI FPV is not bound to the phone.
- Problem 3: DJI FPV not activating.
- Problem 4: DJI FPV not arming.
- Problem 5: DJI FPV motion controller not charging
- Problem 6: DJI FPV controller not connecting.
Problem 1: DJI FPV won’t take off.
Usually, DJI FPV won’t take off because of installing propellers to the aircraft in an arbitrary way. Once you haven’t installed propellers to the aircraft according to the correct order, the FPV aircraft won’t take off even though the propellers are spinning. Also, improper propeller installation would cause to flip the aircraft on takeoff.
Solution: Install propellers to the FPV aircraft properly.
- There are two types of propellers in the DJI FPV propeller set. One propeller pair has rings around the hole and the other one doesn’t.
- Install the propellers with marks on the mounting bases with marks. Or install ringed propellers to the front-left and back-right.
- Install other propellers that don’t have marks to mounting bases that have no marks. Or install ringed propellers to the front-right and back-left.
Problem 2: DJI FPV is not bound to the phone number.
Most of the time, DJI FPV won’t bind to the phone number because of DJI Fly app glitches, faulty cache data, and temporary glitches. In order to troubleshoot this issue and bind the FPV to the phone number you have to follow some steps.
Solution: Follow the below steps to fix the issue.
Below, we would include only the steps you should follow to fix this issue. To read the detailed steps to follow, check out the complete article below.
Read the complete article: DJI FPV Not Bound To Phone Number Issue (Why, How to Fix)
- Restart the DJI FPV unit.
- Clear cache data of the DJI Fly app. You can clear DJI Fly app cache data by going to Profile -> Settings -> Clear Cache. Clear Video Cache, WebPage Cache, Flight Records Cache. Clear them even though it says zero.
- Uninstall the DJI Fly app and Power the whole FPV unit off.
- Disconnect the phone from the goggles and Redownload the DJI Fly app.
- Create a dummy DJI account.
- Turn on the DJI FPV unit.
- Clear all DJI Fly app cache data again.
- Log out from the DJI Fly app and uninstall it.
- Download and Install the DJI Fly app again.
- Log in to the DJI Fly app using the original DJI account. Now you wouldn’t see any “DJI FPV not bound to phone number” error.
Problem 3: DJI FPV not activating.
Usually, the DJI FPV kit won’t activate because of using an outdated version of the DJI Fly app to activate the kit and following improper steps to activate the DJI FPV kit.
Read the complete article: DJI FPV Not Activating (Why, How to Fix)
Step 1: Install the latest DJI Fly to your mobile device.
- First, uninstall the currently installed DJI Fly app version from the device. Then restart the mobile device to clear app data and cache data.
- Visit the DJI Downloads center using your mobile device.
- Click on the DJI Fly app to enter the app’s download page.
If you are an IOS user,
- Tap on the IOS icon and the app would be open in Appstore. Tap on the “GET” button and install the app.
If you are an Android user,
- Tap on the Android icon and the apk file would be downloaded to the mobiles downloads directory. Once it is downloaded visit your downloads directory and click on the downloaded file. Then follow the simple steps prompted by the device and install the app.
Solution 2: Activate DJI FPV kit properly.
- Connect the battery to the charger and charge it before using it.
- Connect goggles to goggles battery.
- Make sure the gimbal cover and the protective film are removed.
- Insert the battery into the FPV aircraft and press it one time. Then press and hold the power button for about 2 seconds to power on the drone.
- Then power on the remote controller and DJI Goggles.
- Connect the OTG cable via the USB port of the goggles.
- Then use a data cable and connect the phone to the OTG cable.
- Open the DJI Fly app and tap on “Activate”.
- Tap “Agree”.
- Then give DJI account info that is connected to your DJI FPV.
- Then hit “Activate” and activate the DJI FPV kit.
- Tap “Done”.
Problem 4: DJI FPV not arming.
In most cases, DJI FPV not arming because of firmware glitches. So you have to refresh the firmware once the current firmware is debugged or upgrade the firmware if a new DJI FPV firmware is released.
Solution: Update/ Refresh the firmware.
- Download and install the DJI Assistant 2 (DJI FPV Series) application to the PC.
- Open DJI Assistant 2 application.
- Log in to the DJI account that is bound to your DJI FPV.
- Connect the DJI FPV aircraft to the PC using the USB cable.
- Turn on the aircraft. Then click on the DJI FPV Drone box pop on the DJI Assistant 2 application.
- Enter the “Firmware Update” panel of the DJI Assistant 2.
- Click on the “Upgrade” or “Refresh” button in front of the latest firmware.
- Then click on “Start Update”.
- Wait until the firmware is completely downloaded and installed.
- Then connect DJI Connect the DJI controller and DJI Goggles separately and follow the above steps again and update/ refresh their firmware too.
Problem 5: DJI FPV motion controller not charging
In most cases, the DJI FPV motion controller won’t charge because of the DJI motion controller’s chargers (USB-C to USB-C) issue. Users were able to fix the issue by using USB-A to USB-C cable to charge the controller.
Read the complete article: DJI Motion Controller Not Charging (Why, How to Fix)
Solution: Replace the cable with USB-A to USB-C cable.
- Replace the default DJI motion controller charging cable (which is a USB-C to USB-C cable) with the USB-A to USB-C cable. Many users were able to fix this issue after replacing the USB-C to USB-C cable with USB-A to USB-C cable.
- You can use any standard charging block to connect the USB-A side of the cable.
- Then connect the USB-C side to the motion controller and power the charger on.
Problem 6: DJI FPV controller not connecting.
Usually, DJI FPV won’t connect to the FPV controller when the FPV remote controller firmware is outdated.
Solution: Update the DJI FPV controller’s firmware to the latest version.
- Download and install the DJI Assistant 2 (DJI FPV Series) application to the PC.
- Then launch the DJI Assistant 2 on the PC.
- Power on the DJI FPV remote controller and connect it to the PC using a USB-C cable. Once it is connected the DJI Assistant 2 would detect the controller and show it on the application.
- Then click on that popped DJI FPV controller box in the DJI Assistant 2 application.
- Then you’ll be entered into the “Firmware Update” tab of the remote controller. Here you’ll find all the latest and previous firmware of the controller.
- Tap the “Refresh” or “Upgrade” button in front of the latest firmware.
- Then click “Start Update” and wait until the firmware is downloaded and installed.
